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Converts light into current
A photodiode is a semiconductor diode sensitive to photon radiation, such as visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays. It produces an electrical current when it absorbs photons. This can be used for detection and measurement applications, or for the generation of electrical power in solar cells. Photodiodes are used in a wide range of applications throughout the electromagnetic spectrum from visible light photocells to gamma ray spectrometers. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PhotodiodeA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: High-speed flexible near-infrared organic photodiode for optical communicationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Photodiode AmplifiersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Comparative lipoquinone analysis of influent sewage and activated sludge by high-performance liquid chromatography and photodiode array detection.Cited 750 times
- Go sideways: PhotodetectorA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Active-pixel sensorA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Comparative lipoquinone analysis of influent sewage and activated sludge by high-performance liquid chromatography and photodiode array detection.
Coherent properties of a two-level system based on a quantum-dot photodiode
Simultaneous determination of catechins, caffeine and gallic acids in green, Oolong, black and pu-erh teas using HPLC with a photodiode array detector
A Review of the Pinned Photodiode for CCD and CMOS Image Sensors
Ultraviolet-enhanced photodiode employing n-ZnO/p-Si structure
Ultra-fast germanium photodiode with 3-dB bandwidth of 265 GHz
Direct detection of circular polarized light in helical 1D perovskite-based photodiode
A Molecular Photodiode System That Can Switch Photocurrent Direction
🆕 Influential since 2022
High-speed flexible near-infrared organic photodiode for optical communication
Flexible and broadband colloidal quantum dots photodiode array for pixel-level X-ray to near-infrared image fusion
Nonlinear germanium-silicon photodiode for activation and monitoring in photonic neuromorphic networks
High-performance modified uni-traveling carrier photodiode integrated on a thin-film lithium niobate platform
Avalanche photodiode with ultrahigh gain–bandwidth product of 1,033 GHz
📚 Books worth reading
Photodiode AmplifiersJerald G. Graeme · 1995
Broadband opto-electrical receivers in standard CMOSCarolien Hermans · 2007
High-speed photodiodes in standard CMOS technologySasa Radovanovic, Anne-Johan Annema · 2006- 📕"Receiver design, performance analysis, and evaluation for space-borne laser altimeters and space-to-space laser ranging systems"Frederic M. Davidson · 1994
Narrow-gap semiconductor photodiodesAntoni Rogalski, Krzysztof Adamiec · 2000- 📕Optical techniques for determination of normal shock position in supersonic flows for aerospace applicationsGrigory Adamovsky · 1990
Design, characterization and simulation of avalanche photodiodesHektor Meier · 2011
Sende- und Empfangsdioden für die Optische NachrichtentechnikWolfgang Harth, Helmut Grothe · 1998
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